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Originally Posted by BK001
So, nothing but blood money? lol
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Usually it is platelet money which are kind of yellowish and they take one to two pints of it each time I go. You can donate platelets 24 times a year and not for NOTHING.
Takes about three hours from when you arrive to when you get out.
They have a lot of special prizes for platelet donors like if you donate six times in three months while they have the promotion you get a $60 gift card. Less if you only do 2-5. This April through June of 2019 is "Step Up to the Plate".
They seem to get a kick now at One Blood when I have to say my birthday of 2-24 as well as my name which you have to do a few times.
One of the married women there I have bumped into since 2007 or so. When they were called Florida Blood Center and were by the 441/27 US Post Office in a very small office. She has a couple of kids who are probably now in their late teens or older. Nice lady.
After 28 gallons or so of donations my veins are pretty scarred up but I have heard of people with more than 110 gallons.